“A bill to secure the dignity and safety of incarcerated women.”
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This section (1) establishes in federal law a prohibition on the Bureau of Prisons co-locating in detention facilities persons charged with or convicted of federal offenses who are not of the same biological sex—defined as the male or female classification indicated by sex chromosomes, naturally occurring sex hormones, gonads, and nonambiguous internal and external genitalia present at birth—except on a temporary basis that does not include overnight housing; and (2) conditions a state's eligibility for Byrne Justice Assistance Grant (Byrne JAG) funding under 34 U.S.C. 10152, beginning in the first fiscal year after enactment, on certification to the Attorney General that the state prohibits similar co-location of persons charged with or convicted of state offenses and uses biological sex for housing determinations (with the same temporary exception). (Thus, non-compliant states forgo Byrne JAG formula grants, which support state and local law enforcement, prosecution, courts, corrections, prevention, drug treatment, mental health, and related programs.)